BA History, Politics and Economics
About this course
BA in History, Politics and Economics, an economics and politics and international relations and history degree examining the past and present societies of Eastern Europe and Russia. Core topics include Research Methods and Historical Research. The three academic years duration allows students to spend an optional year abroad at a partner university. The first year covers the foundations through Introduction to Microeconomics, Introduction to Macroeconomics, Introduction to Politics and Understanding Politics and Society. The second year offers various optional modules examining regional history and politics such as A Global History of Socialist Ideas, 1800-1980 and The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia. The third year includes the compulsory module The Crisis of 1989 and the New Global Revolutions. Optional modules in the final year range from Life Writing: Memory and Identity in Twentieth Century Europe to Monarchs and the Enlightenment in Russia and Central Europe: Dissertation.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAA (Any three subjects from Economics, History, Mathematics and Politics preferred.) IB: 38 points (A total of 18 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. Any three higher level subjects from Economics, History, Mathematics and Politics preferred. The course will accept either ‘Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches’ or ‘Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation’ at higher level.)
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 31%: 67 offers from 217 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 54 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 77%
- Assessment and feedback: 72%
- Academic support: 87%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 85 students who started
- Continued on course: 97%
- Left higher education: 1%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 2%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 25%
Most common jobs
- Finance Professionals: 40%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Quality and Regulatory Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 78%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 67%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 335 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 60%
- South East: 13%
- South West: 4%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 125 students who started
- A levels: 85%
- Baccalaureate: 7%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
- Other qualifications: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Frontiers of History II
- Frontiers of History 1
- Introduction to Microeconomics
- Introduction to Macroeconomics
- Introduction to Politics
- Understanding Politics and Society
- History of the Habsburg Monarchy 1700-1918
- History of Russia 1598-1856
- History of Modern Germany 1815-1990
- Literature and Memory
- Modern Historiography
- Russian Short Fiction from Romanticism to Postmodernism
- Representations of Russia
- Russian and Soviet Cinema: History, Ideology, Society
- Introduction to Russian Studies I
- Introduction to Russian Studies II
- Crown Church and Estates in Central Europe 1500-1700
- Successors to the Habsburgs: East-Central Europe, 1914-1945
- Poland and Lithuania Transformed, 1569-1923
- Media, Culture and Society in the Soviet Union from Stalin to 1991
- History of the Habsburg Monarchy 1700-1918
- History of Russia 1598-1856
- History of Modern Germany 1815-1990
- The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia
- A Global History of Socialist Ideas, 1800-1980
- History of the Soviet Union
- The Crisis of 1989 and the New Global Revolutions
- Between Politics and Culture: German Ideas 1890 - 1970
- Czechoslovakia in the Age of Extremes, 1918-1993
- Broadcasting Modernity: A Global History of Radio and Television in the Twentieth Century
- Monarchs and the Enlightenment in Russia and Central Europe I
- Fascism and Authoritarianism in Eastern Europe ,1918-1945
- The Balkans from Empires to Nation-States
- The Age of Extremes in the Balkans
- Society and Politics in Late Imperial Russia
- Monarchs and the Enlightenment in Russia and Central Europe: Dissertation
- Life Writing: Memory and Identity in Twentieth Century Europe
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History, Politics and Economics at University College London earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £28,500 after 3 years, £39,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,500 and £53,500. The £39,000 median after five years is £9,500 less than the UK median for Economics.
What do graduates of BA History, Politics and Economics at University College London do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History, Politics and Economics at University College London?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA History, Politics and Economics at University College London?
The typical offer is AAA at A level, or 38 points in the IB. The average entrant had 161 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA History, Politics and Economics at University College London?
31% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 67 offers from 217 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BA History, Politics and Economics at University College London?
97% of students continued into their second year, and 1% left higher education.